European Super League: Jeopardy is a problem for the big clubs but it is what makes football great and cannot be removed
Florentino Perez promised entertainment and the European Super League provided it, cramming grotesque ambition and, ultimately, meek surrender into its 48-hour existence.
There was action.
The flurry of statements on Sunday evening, when it seemed that the most popular game on earth was changing forever before our very eyes, the verdict already in from 12 angry men. The resignations from the European Club Association. Declaring war on UEFA in cyan and magenta font.
There was drama.